Therapeutic efficacy of the root tubers of Aconitum heterophyllum and its substitute Cyperus rotundus in the amelioration of pylorus ligation induced ulcerogenic and oxidative damage in rats
| Autor: | Young Ock Kim, P.B. Benil, J.-C. Tack, Abdullah Al-Ansari, R. Lekshmi, Hak-Jae Kim, R. Sreelakshmi, Ahmad Al-Farhan, R. Rajakrishnan, S.W. Na |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Drug media_common.quotation_subject Cytotoxicity Lipid peroxidation Histopathology 01 natural sciences Article Gastric Content 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Drug substitution In vivo Aconitum heterophyllum Medicinal plants lcsh:QH301-705.5 media_common Acute toxicity Traditional medicine digestive system diseases 030104 developmental biology chemistry lcsh:Biology (General) General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 010606 plant biology & botany Cyperus rotundus |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 1124-1129 (2020) Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences |
| Popis: | The phenomenal increase in the demand of herbal drugs, leads to over exploitation of medicinal plants which ultimately resulted in the scarcity and endangerment of many valuable plant species. On observing the difficulties in procuring genuine herbal drugs arose the concept of substitution which was documented in many classical Ayurvedic texts. The present study made a comparative evaluation of the gastroprotective potential of hydroalcoholic extracts of an original drug Aconitum heterophyllum (HAAH) and its substitute Cyperus rotundus (HACR) in the treatment of gastric ulcer under in vivo experimental conditions. The anti-ulcer property of the plant extracts was investigated against pylorus ligation induced ulcer in Wistar albino rats. The results confirmed that both A. heterophyllum and C. rotundus deliver comparable significant protection against gastric ulcer, indicated by a decrease in the free and total acidity, volume of gastric content, total proteins and increase in pH of gastric content, total carbohydrates and total carbohydrates to total proteins ratio. The observed anti-ulcer potential of both the drugs is attributed mainly to prevention of the generation of damaging free radical cascades and oxidant radical release. Keywords: Acute toxicity, Cytotoxicity, Drug substitution, Histopathology, Lipid peroxidation |
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